Churn-dasher



. Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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JOHN T. HUNTER, OLE SUMRALL, MISSISSIPPI.

GHURN-DASHER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

Application filed December 18, 1917. Serial No. 207,687.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. HUNTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sumrall, in the county of Lamar and State of Mississippi,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churn-Dashers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in agitating devices andfitis theprincipal object of the invention to provide a churn dasher which is ofsuch construction as to enable the same to produce a combined verticalreciprocatory rotary motion, thus, ma-

preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose ofimparting a full understanding of the same.

In the drawings r Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved dasher,and,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the same.

Having more particular reference to the drawings and in connection withwhich like reference characters Wlll designate corre- 'sponding partsthroughout the several vlews, 1 represents the handle portion of theimproved dasher, the lower end of which has the dasher rotatably securedthereto; As will be noted, the dasher includes a body portion 2 having aplurality of radially disposed blades 3 formed thereon. Certain of thesides of the blades 3 are bent clownwardly at angles at substantially45, thus providing extensions 4, while the remaining sides of the saidblades are bent into vertical positions, thereby providing'a plu-'rality of agitating extensions or fins 5. The

central portion of thebody of the dasher is provided with an openingthrough which a bearing pintle 6 is passed, the inner end of thesaidpintle being engaged with the lower end of the handle 1, as hereinbeforestated.

Due to the novel formation of the blades 3, it will be understood thatwhen the handle is moved vertically and thedasher engaged with themilkand cream to be churned, the same will be caused to rotate, since theextensions 4, due to their positioning, will impart rotary movement tothe said dasher upon the down stroke of the handle. Consequently, as thedasher rotates the vertical extensions or fins 5 will serve asefi'icient agitating means movable in substantially hori zontal planeswhile the intermediate or body portions of the blades 3 will serve asefiicient agitating means due to the vertical movement of the dasher andhandle. In this way, the churning operation will be ma teriallyexpedited and hence, the labor and time heretofore consumed in will bematerially reduced.

It is of course to be understood, that the extensions or fins 4i and 5may bearranged at varying. angles, such as will produce the combinedvertical reciprocatory rotary motion of the dasher and therefore, suchmodi fications as are within the scope of my claim, I consider withinthe spirit of my invention.

I claim A dasher formed of a circular blankmade from sheet metal clippedor cut radially and bent to form outwardly tapered arms trun suchoperation cated at their free ends, said ends lying in the plane of theblank, and a downwardly inclined extension at one side edge of each armand disposed at an angle of approximately 45 relative to the plane ofthe arm, and a vertical fin inclined toward the center on the other sideedge of the arm.

. In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

JOHN T. HUNTER.

